Lianxiang's face was embarrassed for a moment, but when she thought of the purpose of her visit, she smiled again, "Since Your Highness is not hungry yet, Lianxiang will put the chicken soup on the table and you can eat it when you are hungry."
Seeing that she was no longer pestering him, Jing Aotian didn't say anything else, but seeing that she was still standing there, Jing Aotian frowned again, "Is there anything else?"
"It's like this. Lianxiang used to have a maid named Xiaohong in Yihong Courtyard. She came to visit Prince Jing's Mansion today and said that she is now an ownerless maid in Yihong Courtyard and is always bullied. So she wants to continue to follow me, but I am only your subordinate now, so I want to ask your opinion. If you don't agree, then Lianxiang can let her go back to Yihong Courtyard."
Jing Aotian glanced at her indifferently with his sharp eyes, and said after a moment: "Let her stay!"
Although I don't know whether Xiaohong's background is simple, she is just a maid and can't do anything big. Besides, she just gave her a slap in the face, so it's time to give her a candy, because only in this way can Lianxiang slowly let down her guard.
So he used sugar and whip on Lianxiang. He couldn't change too quickly, nor could he be too nice to her, otherwise Lianxiang would become suspicious.
"Thank you, Your Highness!" Lianxiang leaned forward, lowered her head slightly, and a sneer flashed in her beautiful big eyes.
It’s good that she agreed. With Xiaohong around, she has another good helper. But Jing Aotian was really too careless. Did he think Xiaohong was just a maid in Yihongyuan?
If that's what he thought, he was wrong.
Xiaohong was a subordinate she brought from the State of Chen. Since she came to Tianmen, Xiaohong has been assisting her in doing various things. So Xiaohong is just a maid, she is also her right-hand man.
"Miss……"
"Call me Miss from now on! There are no young ladies here anymore." Lianxiang interrupted Xiaohong. Her current identity was just Jing Aotian's servant. If she was called Miss, who knows what others would say, and she didn't want to cause trouble.
"Yes," Xiaohong readily changed her words, "Miss, has Prince Jing agreed to let me stay?"
Lianxiang nodded and said, "I agree, but this is not our place after all. We have to be careful when doing things, okay?"
"I see." Xiao Hong quickly responded, then continued, "Miss, people on the street are saying that you're going to marry Prince Jing, and that Miss An and Prince Jing had a fight. Is this true?"
Lianxiang smiled coldly, "No, but the key point is not whether it is true or not, but whether it can achieve the goal. Jing Aotian is arguing with An Tingyu right now. If the rumor comes out, if Jing Aotian doesn't explain, what do you think Miss An will do?"
Hearing this, Xiaohong understood and smiled, "There will definitely be misunderstandings, and then their relationship will only become more and more strained. The more misunderstandings they have, the harder it will be to resolve the problem. Then it will naturally not be difficult for the girl to achieve her goal."
It seems that those rumors were spread by Lianxiang!
He is indeed a master of psychological warfare.
Lianxiang curled her lips coldly and said indifferently: "That's right, I'm watching their good show right now."
"Girl, you're smart!"
Bai Mansion.
Bai Yuan's death and Bai Chengyi's "escape" made Mrs. Bai look haggard, unable to eat or sleep.
"Madam, it's not good for you to not eat all day. I'll ask Sister Ma to cook some of your favorite dried fish for you!" Lan Chun added a cloak to Madam Bai and said to her.
Mrs. Bai shook her head. "I have no appetite."
"You have to eat something even if you have no appetite! Otherwise, your body will not be able to bear it. Let's decide it this way! You must eat something." After saying that, Lan Chun walked out without saying anything, then walked into the kitchen, gave instructions to the cook Ma Sao, and then came back. However, not long after, a terrified scream came from the direction of the backyard.
"ah--"
"That's Ma's voice," Lan Chun said, coming back to her senses. "I'll go check it out. You wait here."
Mrs. Bai nodded quickly, and Lan Chun left quickly. But not long after, Lan Chun also screamed. Mrs. Bai was startled and quickly stood up and walked towards the backyard, but she was stopped by Lan Chun halfway.
"Madam, please don't go!" Lan Chun looked panicked.
"What happened?" Mrs. Bai asked in confusion.
"This... is..." Lan Chun hesitated to speak, seeming a little worried.
"What is it? Tell me quickly?" Mrs. Bai urged again.
"It's the eldest master. He's dead! In our cellar."
"What? Cheng Yi he..." Mrs. Bai was shocked and then fainted.
"Madam? Madam?" Lan Chun quickly supported her and shouted, "Help! Quickly, help! Madam has fainted!"
…
On this side, after receiving the news from the Bai Mansion, An Tingyu and Tang Liuzhao arrived at the Bai Mansion at the same time. They looked at each other and walked in together without saying much.
In the cellar, Bai Chengyi was lying on the ground with an obvious fatal wound on the back of his head, and next to Bai Chengyi was a candlestick stained with blood.
"There are no extra wounds. It was a fatal blow. The size of the candlestick matches the wound, so the murder weapon is most likely this candlestick. Judging from the degree of rigor mortis, Bai Chengyi has been dead for more than six hours, which means he was killed between midnight and one hour last night." An Tingyu analyzed as she examined the wound.
"Midnight? Everyone was basically asleep at that time, so it would be difficult to find a witness. I didn't expect that after our carpet search inside and outside the city, he had been hiding in the Bai Mansion. But why did Bai Chengyi, who was supposed to have fled for fear of crime, die in his own cellar?" Tang Liuzhao asked puzzledly.
Ever since they saw Bai Chengyi's disappearance, they had always believed that Bai Chengyi had escaped from the Bai Mansion. However, no one expected that he did not escape, but died in his own cellar.
An Tingyu glanced around and said, "The things stored here are just some food and some wine, nothing special. But judging by the time of Bai Chengyi's death, the murderer must have known that Bai Chengyi was in the cellar. Or maybe Bai Chengyi was hidden here by this person. Because everyone was asleep at that time, who would suddenly run into the cellar for no reason? So this is a premeditated murder."
"Then who do you think the murderer might be?" Tang Liuzhao asked.
An Tingyu smiled slightly and shrugged. "I'm not a god, how would I know who the murderer is? Let's ask the people in Bai Mansion first! Maybe we can find a clue."
From the confessions of Mrs. Bai, Lan Chun and Ma Sao, An Tingyu learned that Lan Chun saw that Mrs. Bai could not eat, so she wanted Ma Sao to make some of Mrs. Bai's favorite food. As a result, as soon as Ma Sao entered the cellar, she saw Bai Chengyi dead in there. Most of the confessions were worthless, so An Tingyu was at a loss again.
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